Although today the state's largest population center is around Chicago in the northern part of the state, the state's European population grew first in the west, with French Canadians who settled along the Mississippi River, and gave the area the name, Illinois.
Highest team totals in test match cricket, by all teams. Highest total or score by a team in test match is made by Sri Lanka = 952 for 6 declared against India at Premadasa stadium in Colombo, back in August 1997..
McCullum also scored the most recent IPL century, for Chennai Super Kings against Sunrisers Hyderabad at M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai on 11 April 2015. The highest score in the competition was made by Chris Gayle, who scored 175 runs not out for Royal Challengers Bangalore against Pune Warriors India. This was also the fastest century in terms of strike rate; Gayle faced 66 balls with a strike rate of 265.15.